"A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England."
James Mason
as Rafe Crompton
Diana Coupland
as Daisy Crompton
Hannah Gordon
as Florence Crompton
Susan George
as Hilda Crompton
Rodney Bewes
as Harold Crompton
Len Jones
as Wilfred Crompton
Keith Buckley
as Arthur Gasket
Avril Elgar
as Betsy-Jane Duckworth
Adrienne Posta
as Betty Duckworth
Frank Windsor
as Ned Duckworth
Arthur Lowe
as Mr. Aspinall
Marjorie Rhodes
as Mrs. Gasket
Bernard Bresslaw
as Lorry Driver
Joseph Greig
as Allan (T.V. Man)
Christopher Timothy
as Joe (T.V. Man)
Ken Parry
as Pawnbroker
Reginald Green
as Bowler 1
Jack Howarth
as Bowler 2
Bryan Pringle
as Bowler 3
John Sharp
as Bowler 4
Bernard Smidowicz
as Van Driver
Maria Mantella
as Weaver
Peter Hammond
Director
Bill Naughton
Screenplay
Norman Warwick
Director of Photography
Fergus McDonell
Editor
Douglas Gamley
Music
Michael Medwin
Producer
Albert Finney
Brian Smith
Best Boy Electric
Robin Gregory
Sound Recordist
Roy Baird
Executive Producer
Reece Pemberton
Production Design